If a patient is on the summit of a mountain at a height greater than 5,500 m, then barometric pressure would be twice of that pressure at sea level.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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You are checking your patient's physician's report and you see that is says the patient has a compromised ilium. You know that this means he probably has a(n):
A) injury to his small intestine. B) injury to his pelvis. C) problem with his esophagus. D) broken bone in his foot.
A patient with ARDS has the slow pressure-volume loop shown below. Based on this loop, at what level should PEEP be set?
a. 10 cm H2O b. 12 cm H2O c. 18 cm H2O d. 22 cm H2O
When using the five-dimensional health model, a patient's trust in a dental hygienist would be a positive input to which dimension?
A) Mental B) Physical C) Psychological D) Spiritual E) Emotional
You and your partner arrive at the scene of a major motor vehicle crash. The driver, a young male, is severely entrapped in his car. He has an open head injury and massive facial trauma. He is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a palpable carotid pulse. You should:
A. have your partner check for a pulse to confirm that the patient is deceased. B. ventilate the patient for 5 minutes and then stop if there is no response. C. stop any active bleeding and advise dispatch to send a paramedic crew. D. request the fire department to extricate the patient so you can begin CPR.